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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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